My brother has a Honda 2000 generator. (Sorry, that all information I have at the time.) He told me today that when he starts it up it starts easily enough but will quit running as soon as he takes the choke off. He even let it warm up for about twenty minutes but again, as soon as he takes the choke off it stops. He said it's like turning a key off it stops so fast. Of course, I told him that my buddies on RVNet would have some suggestions.

I don't own one but is it possible the vent on the gas cap is closed?

Has it been stored with gas in it?

I am going to move this thread from the General RV'ing Issues to the Tech Issues forum as I am aware of many members with Honda generators who post there. I believe they will chime in with some great answers. It obviously is a fuel starvation issue but I have no idea of the cause.Dick

Good chance it's a gummed-up carburetor. In that situation they usually just run rough with the choke off, but I could envision it dying completely with a severe gumming-up. Sometimes running a while with Seafoam in the gas will clear it up, other times the carb has to be taken apart and cleaned. See the first sticky thread in Tech Issues for more info.

Wayne Dohnal wrote:Good chance it's a gummed-up carburetor. In that situation they usually just run rough with the choke off, but I could envision it dying completely with a severe gumming-up. Sometimes running a while with Seafoam in the gas will clear it up, other times the carb has to be taken apart and cleaned. See the first sticky thread in Tech Issues for more info.Yup. I would take the bowl off and spray carb cleaner up into the carb and inside the bowl. I would also spray carb cleaner into the air intake after I took the air filter off. Then I would put it back together and see how it works.Bruce

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TEXAS
Explorer
Nov 24, 2014
I just worked on two with the same problem. Carbs need to be cleaned.
tvman44
Explorer
Nov 24, 2014
Sea Foam to clean the carb. :)
nomad297
Explorer
Nov 24, 2014
Wayne Dohnal wrote:
Good chance it's a gummed-up carburetor. In that situation they usually just run rough with the choke off, but I could envision it dying completely with a severe gumming-up. Sometimes running a while with Seafoam in the gas will clear it up, other times the carb has to be taken apart and cleaned. See the first sticky thread in Tech Issues for more info.

Yup. I would take the bowl off and spray carb cleaner up into the carb and inside the bowl. I would also spray carb cleaner into the air intake after I took the air filter off. Then I would put it back together and see how it works.

Bruce
Wayne_Dohnal
Explorer
Nov 23, 2014
Good chance it's a gummed-up carburetor. In that situation they usually just run rough with the choke off, but I could envision it dying completely with a severe gumming-up. Sometimes running a while with Seafoam in the gas will clear it up, other times the carb has to be taken apart and cleaned. See the first sticky thread in Tech Issues for more info.
Dick_A
Explorer
Nov 23, 2014
I am going to move this thread from the General RV'ing Issues to the Tech Issues forum as I am aware of many members with Honda generators who post there. I believe they will chime in with some great answers. It obviously is a fuel starvation issue but I have no idea of the cause.

Dick
2oldman
Explorer II
Nov 23, 2014
Has it been stored with gas in it?
JiminDenver
Explorer II
Nov 23, 2014
I don't own one but is it possible the vent on the gas cap is closed?

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